Editing Celts (section)

===Gallic calendar===
The [[Coligny calendar]], which was found in 1897 in [[Coligny, Ain|Coligny]], Ain, was engraved on a [[bronze]] tablet, preserved in 73 fragments, that originally was {{convert|1.48|m|abbr=off}} wide and {{convert|0.9|m|abbr=off}} high (Lambert p.&nbsp;111). Based on the style of lettering and the accompanying objects, it probably dates to the end of the 2nd century.<ref>Lambert, Pierre-Yves (2003). ''La langue gauloise''. Paris, Editions Errance. 2nd edition. {{ISBN|2-87772-224-4}}. Chapter 9 is titled "Un calandrier gaulois"</ref> It is written in Latin inscriptional capitals, and is in [[Gaulish]]. The restored tablet contains 16 vertical columns, with 62 months distributed over 5 years.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

French archaeologist J. Monard speculated that it was recorded by [[druid]]s wishing to preserve their tradition of timekeeping in a time when the [[Julian calendar]] was imposed throughout the [[Roman Empire]]. However, the general form of the calendar suggests the public peg calendars (or ''[[Almanac#Hemerologies and parapegmata|parapegmata]]'') found throughout the Greek and Roman world.<ref>Lehoux, D. R.  ''Parapegmata: or Astrology, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World'', pp&nbsp;63–65. [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ53766.pdf PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2000] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060923180849/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ53766.pdf |date=23 September 2006 }}.</ref>